ce·leb·ri·ty
noun/səˈlebrəti/
/səˈlebrəti/
(plural celebrities)
- (also informal celeb, informal sleb)[countable] a famous person
名人 - a celebrity chef
明星厨师 - He became a celebrity in China after winning a gold medal at the Olympics.
在奥运会上获得金牌后，他在中国成为名人。 - Hollywood/TV celebrities
好莱坞/电视名人 - He achieved instant celebrity status.
他立即获得了名人地位。
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsa2- He became a minor celebrity among Manhattan's cultural élite.
他成了曼哈顿文化精英中小有名气的人。 - He became something of a celebrity in his home town.
他成为家乡一位小有名气的人。 - The show's success made her an overnight celebrity.
节目的成功使她一夜之间成了名人。 - Tonight's show features a host of celebrities.
今晚的表演有许多名人出场。 - It's his dream to become a celebrity chef.
成为名厨是他的梦想。 - She was the first TV celebrity he had met in the flesh.
她是他亲眼见过的第一位电视名人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- international
- local
- national
- …
- host
- make somebody
- profile
- status
- chef
- …
- something of a celebrity
- a celebrity chef
- [uncountable] the state of being famous
名望；名誉；著名 - Does he find his new celebrity intruding on his private life?
他是否感觉到他最近的成名侵扰了他的私生活？ - He achieved overnight celebrity as a war correspondent.
作为一名战地记者，他一夜成名。
Extra Examples- The diary charts her path from obscurity to international celebrity.
这本日记记录了她从默默无闻到国际名人的历程。 - He briefly achieved celebrity as a radical politician.
他作为激进的从政者曾名噪一时。
- Does he find his new celebrity intruding on his private life?
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘solemn ceremony’): from Old French celebrite or Latin celebritas, from celeber, celebr- ‘frequented or honoured’.